Phone: +86 (0) 592-2187470
E-mail: wuxjxm@xmu.edu.cn
Address:
Room 257, Lujiaxi Building,
Department of Chemistry, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361005, China

Education and Research Experience: 

BS (2015), Xiamen University

PhD (2020), Xiamen University

Postdoc. (2020-2024), KU Leuven, Belgium

Associate Professor (2024-), Xiamen University

Principal Research Interests:

Biomass valorization, C-H activation mechanism, photocatalysis, electrocatalysis

Selected Recent Publications:

1. X. Wu,^† X. Fan,^† S. Xie,^† J. Lin, J. Cheng,* Q. Zhang,* L. Chen, Y. Wang,* Solar energy-driven lignin-first approach to full utilization of lignocellulosic biomass under mild conditions, Nature Catalysis, 2018, 1, 772-780.

2. X. Wu,^† J. Li,^† S. Xie,^† P, Duan, H. Zhang, J. Feng, Q. Zhang,* J. Cheng,* Y. Wang,* Selectivity control in photocatalytic valorisation of biomass-derived platform compounds by surface engineering of titanium oxide, Chem, 2020, 6, 3038–3053.

3. X. Wu,^† Shunji Xie,^† C. Liu, C. Zhou, J. Lin, J. Kang, Q. Zhang,* Z. Wang,* Y. Wang,* Ligand-controlled photocatalysis of CdS quantum dots for lignin valorization under visible light, ACS Catalysis, 2019, 9, 8443-8451.

4. X. Wu, N. Luo, S. Xie,* H. Zhang, Q. Zhang, F. Wang,* Y. Wang,* Photocatalytic transformations of lignocellulosic biomass into chemicals, Chemical Society Reviews, 2020, 49, 6198-6223 (Front Cover Article)

5. X. Wu, J. Lin, H Zhang, S. Xie,* Q. Zhang, B. Sels,* Y. Wang,* Z-Scheme nanocomposite with high redox ability for efficient cleavage of lignin C–C bonds under simulated solar light. Green Chemistry, 2021, 23, 10071-10078

6. X. Wu, S. Xie,* H. Zhang, Q. Zhang, B. Sels,* Y. Wang,* Metal sulfide photocatalysts for lignocellulose valorization, Advanced Materials, 2021, 33, 2007129.

7. X. Wu, H. Zhang, S. Xie, Y. Wang,* Photocatalytic conversion of methane: Catalytically active sites and species, Chem Catalysis, 2023, 3, 100437.

8. J. Wang,^† X. Wu,^† Y. He, Z. Wang,* Y. Wang, Investigation of the electronic structure of CdS nanoparticles with sum frequency generation and photoluminescence spectroscopy, The Journal of Physical Chemistry C, 2019, 123, 27712-27716.